Shoe.



E. J. LAFOND.

SHOE. urmoumn FILED 11:12.19, 1908.

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EDMOND J. LAFOND, OF BRISTOL, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

SHOE

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct: 20, 1908.

Application filed February 18, 1968. Serial No. 416,491.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMOND J. LAFOND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bristol, in the county of Grafton and State of NewHampshire, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to shoes, and the object of the invention is toprovide a shoe so constructed as to readily adapt itself to the instepof the wearer.

With this object in view the invention resides in the novel constructionof shoes provided with slits upon each side of the instep and havingeyelets adapted for the reception of lacing cords by which the shoe maybe readily adjusted upon the instep of the wearer.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a shoeconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar viewshowing the lacing cords applied. Fig. 3 is a sectional view upon theline 33 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates the vamp of my improved shoe, 2the quarter and 3 the tongue thereof. The quarter 2 of the shoe isprovided with V-shaped slits 4, upon each side of the instep, thusleaving a central portion or wall 5. These slits 4 terminate adjacentthe vamp of the shoe, and are provided with a reinforcement 6,constructed of a single piece of suitable material and stitched to theedges provided by the V-shaped slits. The reinforcement 6 may beextended rearwardly of the shoe as at 7, to provide an additionalsupport between the vamp and quarter of the shoe. The reinforcements andportions of the shoe engaged by the reinforcements are provided withsuitable orifices arranged upon each side of the slit portions 4 anddisposed in pairs. These perforations are adapted for the reception ofsuitable eyelets 8, adapted for the reception of the lacing cords 9.

From the above description it will be readily seen that with a shoeconstructed in accordance with my invention, the shoe will readily adaptitself to the instep of the wearer, and that providing the cut awayportions with reinforcements, danger of the leather tearing when thelaces are drawn is effectively overcome.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A shoe having its quarter provided with V-shaped slits upon each side ofthe front of the quarter, reinforcing members for the edges provided bythe V-shaped slits and extendlng rearwardly and secured to the vamp andquarter, eyelets for the reinforcements and edges provided by theV-shaped slits, and a tongue secured to the vamp and adapted to coverthe spaces provided by the slits.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. EDMOND J. LAFOND.

Witnesses:

CHAs. W. FLING, JosnrH Corn.

